MATHEWS V3 CUSTOM BOW BUILD & TUNING with Kyle Douglas

The Mathew V3 bow is one of Mathew's longest riser to axel to axel ratios they've ever offered - making the 31" option ideal for hunting the steep terrain of the West.
Erik syncs up with 2020 Vegas shoot winner, Kyle Douglas and they put together a solid custom accessory combo to compliment the bow and optimize it for bow hunting mule deer, antelope, and elk.
Kyle shares some awesome tips for setting your 2nd and 3rd axis, setting and tying in your peep, and how to properly hold your bow to eliminate torque.
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[@MuleyFreak]

Anyone think that Erik should have went with the V3 27"?

[@voxpopuli905]

Nah... can’t go wrong with either bow. but he should definitely get rid of that target sight before hunting season. Unless you’re supposed to be some kind of awesome...when the game of a lifetime steps out...the last thing I wanna be doing is letting down to readjust my pin and have to rush the shot or any of that nonsense. A Trophy ridge Hotwire is a great 3 pin sight leaving a nice wide open sight picture. Personally I got a Axcel Armortech on my bowtech. And my Mathews has the Rheotech. I’ve had several trophy ridge sights and they were great. React 5 and 4. I just don’t have them cuz they got sold with the bow. What I got now is excellent. That slider shit is for target. Everyone wants to sell shit and they’re willing to give you bad advice just to sell it, or just allow you to maintain a falsehood or a confidence in something you shdnt just as long as it sells.

[@pahuntnut]

@@voxpopuli905 agree. Here, let me range the animal, then reach to the front of my bow, dial in the range, pull back, ohh wait, he moved, let me start over lol

[@kaelangerhardt5651]

nah not at all

[@voxpopuli905]

@@pahuntnut ya know. Any of these guys using a slider... it’s possible that some of them have adopted or are familiar with traditional archery techniques. And maybe set the pin at 20 and maybe they practice at 30 and properly judging it from a 20 setting. Idk. That ranch fairy guy does not use a peep sight. Personally I want a peep sight but that guy don’t. And he kills lots of shit so. I just don’t know. But I don’t hear anyone really talking about this. I just see guys marketing these target sights like they’re the cats ass for hunting and don’t agree. Yeah I’d like having one pin. I can see better. But how much better? It’s really a non issue. A 3 pin sight is a perfect in the middle compromise if a guy is really that concerned on sight picture. Idk I’m not the arbitrator of all that’s holy and correct. But I do think I’m right on this slider sight thing.

[@CalIMeBad]

@@voxpopuli905 Some of the greatest hunters in the world use this “target” sight, it’s really how you prepare and what you enjoy.

[@marlonorsburn4345]

Still my favorite Mathews! Just the best riser length to me.

[@MuleyFreak]

It's a good one!

[@blackbearhunter1276]

So I was jealous to see your v3 31 setup by Kyle. Because of this video I made an appointment with him. Got some gas strings new sight new arrows for my v3 31 and I got the treatment. Amazing experience and my bow is solid now. Kyle is the best bow tech to work with. I did drive 6 hours out to see him and now I won’t consider any other bow shop

[@rogerramjet7567]

Truly a remarkable bow. The finest I have ever shot. Quite,accurate, dead in hand. Very best by far.

[@MuleyFreak]

We love it as well.

[@greekmaster1001]

Thank God I learned how to do all this work my self....of course KZbin and Facebook groups helped me alot to figure all this out.

[@MuleyFreak]

It certainly helps when you are able to do a lot of this yourself.

[@jimsheldon9909]

Great job Kyle. I enjoy all the detail tuning. Thank you 👍

[@MuleyFreak]

Thanks for watching!

[@GhillieFrog]

Great video guys!! Kyle is an awesome bow mechanic.

[@MuleyFreak]

He does great work. Very thorough!

[@angief1671]

Nice work Kyle. Love the detailed setup, the small things make the difference.

[@erikvanwoerkom1896]

Very detailed setup. Good work, Kyle.

[@TheDopeShow81]

What a good video. Kyle Douglas is the freaking man!

[@MuleyFreak]

Thanks Rick, Kyle does do a fantastic job!

[@RickSeymour54]

I was interested in a Matthews ....as well as this being my first compound watched numerous bow videos. Saw this and called #Douglasarchery #kyledouglas, ignorance is I had no idea who he was at the time. Sometimes God is really good to those with a feeble mind. Couple weeks later I knew who he was and he went through the same detail on his day off for me and...my #PSE. Can not thank #MuleyFreak enough for the excellent video and introducing me to a new friend, great archer, great bow tech in #kyledouglas.

[@bmills231]

This is so nice to watch! Sick of seeing all the jack leg setups being "built" and "tuned" on KZbin! Besides a couple minor things this is exactly how the guy's at my pro shop build and set up bows. This is a shop worth promoting! Great video.

[@MuleyFreak]

Thanks for the comment, brother! Greatly appreciated.

[@stewh7536]

I don't know what to do with my hands 😄😄😄 - Anchorman reference Jokes aside this was a great video. Youre lucky to be under the wing of someone as awesome as Kyle Douglas.

[@MuleyFreak]

Thanks for watching, buddy!

[@aaronvanwoerkom6401]

Kyle is a great dude. Awesome vid! 👍🏻

[@MuleyFreak]

Couldn't agree more!

[@DudeoftheBro]

Cool Video! Thanks for sharing! It’s awesome to see the process that goes into tuning a bow at that caliber! PS. Camera guy needs to learn how to pull focus omg lol

[@MuleyFreak]

Yeah, focus was a little bit of a issue for a second or two there lol

[@dockrutan5293]

Nice video I just got my v3 31

[@MuleyFreak]

Nice, brother! Enjoy your new setup.

[@dockrutan5293]

Yea just got it set up building arrows now

[@jpbowhunter4307]

I laughed when you acted like you didn’t know who Kyle Douglas was. You had your bow tuned by one of the best archers in history!

[@MuleyFreak]

Kyle is a stud...

[@zhickman338]

So legit, hopefully you cover how much offset you are running on those fletchings.

[@MuleyFreak]

More videos to follow!

[@kyledouglas5382]

It’s hard to say for sure on a Bitzenburger. They are about 2-3 degrees

[@mikesabo5151]

That cool man nice work

[@MuleyFreak]

Thanks 👍

[@robertblair5831]

what is your draw length vs arrow length. just curious how that bow sets up with that rest.

[@MuleyFreak]

Draw length is 30" and arrow is about 29" or so.

[@JimD4570]

I noticed when you guys were installing the arrow rest, there did not seem to be a dovetail cut into the riser for the rest like I have been hearing all the new Mathews have.. That kinda threw me off a bit.. All the other videos I have watched on new Mathews bows showed this dovetail for the arrow rests notched into the receiver.

[@NuclearExploit]

Got myself a Mikey Freak hat for Christmas

[@MuleyFreak]

That's awesome, buddy! Merry Christmas!

[@NuclearExploit]

Muley

[@Ryansayer]

You’ll get way more views if you put Kyle’s name in the title. Dude is a freakin legend.

[@MuleyFreak]

He’s a great dude!

[@richardkeith9104]

What’s the cost for Kyle to do a full bow setup and tune like he did here? Just bout a v3 27 and I want this guy to set up my bow

[@MuleyFreak]

Reach out to him!

[@travislange8321]

Curious what size Raptor peep you settled on? Love the video!!!

[@MuleyFreak]

Settled for the 3/16, was best for seeing the sight and not leaving too much or too little space while looking at the sight through the peep. Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@travislange8321]

@@MuleyFreak thanks for the info. Sweet looking bow too by the way! I’m going with the same green riser and black limbs but orange string. You evidently like your HHA sight if you went with that on the new bow? I’m thinking of putting the Tetra on this bow. Thoughts on that?

[@MuleyFreak]

I think the Tetra is a solid option for any new set up to be frank. Can't go wrong with the 1 or 4 pin.

[@primerevolution2307]

Great vid guys! Sexy bow.

[@jwild5360]

13/16 is not always “outside center” I actually find that rarely to be the case. Depending on where the top hats are 13/16 could be pointing east or west from the aim string. If you want the shaft running parallel to the riser that measurement will ALWAYS vary depending on top hat orientation

[@erikvanwoerkom1896]

Are you talking Mathews or just all bow manufacturers in general?

[@jwild5360]

@@erikvanwoerkom1896 any bow that you move the aim string on with a shim or other method. Your moving the back of the arrow when shimming the cams. Bowtechs new bows same rules apply. Elites new bows same rules apply. Pse same rules apply. Having a yoke system is the closest you’ll get to not actually moving the aim string in the lateral tuning process when twisting yokes. Bottom line is there’s no majic number for running an arrow due north. Forget “center” you want the arrow to point due north of the aim string whether that’s 3/4 or 7/8. You could easily have 2 v3s with 2 different measurements running parallel to the riser.

[@bmills231]

The string should run straight down the bow, which is why shims and top hats are used. Center shot is a manufacturer spec to set the rest where is should line up with the string when properly tuned and timed. Center shot doesn't have to be exactly 13/16" or manufacturer spec, but they generally give a range of +- 1/16". In short, the info in the video is correct. The top hat system is designed specifically so you can align your string to center shot and hopefully don't have to move your rest out of center shot to tune.

[@jwild5360]

@@bmills231 that is a mile off. The top hats do not allow the string to run down the “center” of the bow. As a matter fact theres not even a shim kit available that has 2 identical sizes on both sides of the cam therefore you can NEVER run these cams in the middle of the limbs. You are forced to run the cams to one side or the other of the bow due to limb deflections and due to the fact the cables are pulled to the side. I could go into much deeper detail but your not running the cams in the middle of the bow. It’s not possible with the current top hats. If they wanted to run the cams and string dead down the center of the bow there would be Zero top hats available. Just one set dead in the middle. Bows have induced torque due to the cable load on the riser that doesn’t allow the cams to sit dead in the middle which is why u won’t see a single bow shipped with the cams between the limbs evenly spaced. That’s Not even an option. A shoot through cable system with zero side load on the riser is the only way you’ll ever see cams in the middle of the limbs. And the center of the limbs would be the center of the bow/power stroke. All bows have factory induced side torque and lateral nock travel by design. which I’m sure you know. Knowing that should make it very clear that the “center” of the bow is changing during the draw cycle. And timing has absolutely zero effect on your lateral tune.

[@bmills231]

I may have miss explained what I was saying with the top hats and string alignment and agree with what you just said. My point was really that his info was saying 13/16" is a starting point. Im pretty sure factory specs on Mathews for center shot is +- 1/16" of that. Regardless of how I miss explained the top hats and string alignment you should be able to tune a mathews (or any bow with shims) using top hat system and staying within center shot specs. I stand by my original point that his info was correct. It's not like he said set it and forget it. You clearly know your way around a bow and I'm sure more than I do. Just seems like you're nitpicking what he was saying for no particular reason. Of all the bow builds on KZbin this dude has got one of the most thorough methods and great info. Even if there are certain things you or I would do different. Atleast it's not another bullshit setup and tune video. It's really refreshing to see a guy encouraging getting the absolute most you can from your setup, regardless if it's a hunting rig.

[@leelathrop9539]

That bow shop is awesome. Must if built it with his Vegas winnings 😉. Where is it located.

[@MuleyFreak]

Kyle's shop is in the Weber Country archery shooting range. You should check it out if you're in the area.

[@tenaciousD_enis]

WIsh i could find a set up like this..

[@MuleyFreak]

Build one, buddy! Give Kyle a call.

[@rahimi420fr]

Awesome

[@MuleyFreak]

Don't forget to subscribe, buddy.

[@seabass22]

I want one

[@DavidGonzalez-ek3zh]

Where is kyles bow shop?

[@MuleyFreak]

Ogden, Utah.

[@pahuntnut]

i was told that competition archers never use drop away rests and keep it problem free as much as possible

[@MuleyFreak]

This setup is for hunting and Kyle uses Hamskea's on his hunting bow as well, they are very reliable and easy to fix if something does go wrong.

[@kyledouglas5382]

Drop away rests are becoming much more popular for target archery as well. I use a hamskea configured as a bottom limb driven for all of my tournament archery setups.

[@Hank_Brassilio]

What sight is that??

[@MuleyFreak]

HHA Sports Tetra

[@tyharry4016]

I never thought a man this size would come out like this 😂 #bowtech #obsession #anythingbutMattew’s 😂

[@MuleyFreak]

Not following you on this one, brother.

[@manoloramirez6456]

Wow

[@MuleyFreak]

Thanks for watching!

[@toreyyoung1518]

Always have the (owner) be the shooter when tuning. Just my thoughts

[@MuleyFreak]

Did you watch the entire video? Erik (the owner) was the shooter while tuning! Thanks for watching!

[@thereaper3575]

Lol I almost bought the v3 until I shot the new prime Nexus 2 and there was no comparison the prime was better

[@thereaper3575]

Nothing wrong with the v3 I just like the prime way better

[@2ndAveScents]

Hey bro, how’s that Prime doing? What made you choose it over the Matthews? What was better about it?

[@thereaper3575]

@@2ndAveScents man the prime is a beast I love it what sold it for me was the smooth draw cycle the awesome grip and just how balanced the bow felt. Since switching to prime I’ve been able to actually shoot further distances with more confidence. Before my range that I was comfortable shooting a deer was only 40yds now I feel like I could make 60/70 yard shots if I had too.

[@joeldorsett3970]

Full end price

[@MuleyFreak]

You're looking 1500+

[@brockpeck7073]

The fork truck beeping in the background sucks. Nice build though

[@MuleyFreak]

Ha. Yeah...not much we could do there.

[@DavidGonzalez-ek3zh]

On the rest why not just whisker biscuit? The other is very complicated and more moving parts never good. Lol

[@MuleyFreak]

There are a lot of advantages to using a drop away over a whisker biscuit. One of them being less friction and interference as the arrow releases.

[@mski349]

Imagine being so rich you just hang big checks on the wall instead of cashing them...

[@MuleyFreak]

Hahaha Kyle loves to flex is big checks!

[@outdooroutpost6061]

31:18 what?! Lol 😆 that’s not how the body works brother

[@MuleyFreak]

?

[@kenhathcock9959]

Lucky charms leprechaun just standing there trying to flex the whole video,

[@MuleyFreak]

LOL. Jelly, Ken?

[@theonetrueeggroll4252]

That's one expensive hat

[@MuleyFreak]

Whaaaaa

[@MTKFieldTester]

The blurring of the camera in and out, in and out.....🤮🤮. Your camera man needs to learn how to manually focus!

[@jamesmaynard994]

Too busy on their phones ,

[@MuleyFreak]

LOL

[@carstenwessel864]

deer can see blue so this whole bow is pointless

[@MuleyFreak]

LOL. That didn't stop the team from a super successful season.

[@stasiekspasiek7250]

Dude is realy amator, so many stupid questions

[@MuleyFreak]

We're trying to help viewers better understand the "why" to why he's doing certain things. Thanks for watching and keeping it positive!